taking place for the sixty sixth time and full of good time in the hotel i belong here beside the brandenburg gate in berlin we're standing in the lobby where the first guests are being to arrive some two thousand three hundred were presented to the media the world of politics business and culture and bided the host is the front of the press conference the most important journalist association here in germany ever one can expect a great evening with many many highlights this year's model is change of perspective and stefan a behind who is in charge of the catering for the ball has also included this in the presentation and also selection of the food but how do you plan such a huge event like the german press bowl. this is the man responsible for all the delicacies at the press ball stefan everhart head chef at the hotel adlon kempinski . although he doesn't prepare all the food himself he dreamed up the color creations and combined them to form a theme the concept. and only what's good enough for him is good enough for the guests. has to taste good there has to be enough of it. and the guests need

startling scene outside of berlin brandenburg gate. three buses stood on the front end with the tails facing the sky. this is not aftermath of a bizarre crash but an art installation to bring attention to the civil war in syria. people in aleppo made barriers from buses to protect themselves against the snipers. the artist said the symbolism made a powerful backdrop. as we head to thed coest air of the season so far we are learning a major problem for the user of the apple newest and the most expensive phone. nancy: the iphone x not standing up to the bitter cold. kevin lewis has what you need to know in the "7 on your side" consumer alert. jonathan: imagine grand only to have a phone stop working in the cold. >> it takes two seconds to go outdoors and the screen stops being responseive. in hours, hundreds of similar replies. >> i read it on the web. >> i got mine on relief day. >> he has been lucky. so far. >> i haven't had the problem. it's cold out. >> apple is aware of the problem. it doesn't believe to be hardware related. >> i'm

here at the brandenburg gate spike talked to they're doing good business there especially popular with tourists who avail of the city towards the drivers offered. to local mall has been operating a bike tuffy for thirteen years. this is a super job for me i've always loved cycling and i like to get moving and i get paid for it i'm never bored with it and i get to show people the city and they're usually really impressed with not every job is like that isn't on dozens. he charges forty five euros for a tour of the city. but if i want to write i want you happy for me you know you're not a life you're as light as a feather. flock together the driver passengers and bike weigh about three hundred fifty kilos. if an extra boost is required there's a manually operated electric motor. that relies to wal-mart to save his breath for all the talking he does during the tour. so it's coming here from here you can get a good view of the front of the right star it's lit up nicely in the evening on. the bike taxi enables passengers to access places close off to conventional taxis and tour buses like j

it's taking place for the sixty sixth time and time in the hotel after long hair beside the brandenburg gate in berlin we're standing in the lobby where the first guests are being to arrive some two thousand three hundred resent a tip from the media the world of politics business and culture and bided the host is the front of the press conference the most important journalist association here in germany ever one can expect a great evening with many many highlights this year's model is change of perspective and stefan a behind who is in charge of the catering for the ball has all. also included in the presentation and also selection of the food but how do you plan such a huge event like the german press poll. this is the man responsible for all the delicacies at the press. stefan ever hard head chef at the hotel ad campaign. although he doesn't prepare all the food himself he dreamed up the creations and combined them to form a theme the concept. and only what's good enough for him is good enough for the guests. the third has to taste good there has to be enough of it has to suit the evening'

this is a symbol of turmoil in germany is his story but it's also a symbol of peace the brandenburg gate in brawley. a lot of countries have looked on germany as a big can of hope in these uncertain times to the bracks it with rising far right parties and populism for many people rolled wide germany is a safe harbor and a guarantee of stability but is that still true. many european visitors in berlin say yes i'm from spain and well and now yeah i can see there are many more the stable than spain or catalonia because spain is going through a lot of things now so just for that and one economically i think it's also more stable with mainland and we considered a lot more stable country going to the might even yet missing because obviously unlimber say is happening but since to pro-business free democrats broke off coalition talks germany's political stability is starting to look. all of a sudden it's unclear which parties with govern germany and what will happen next a minority government new elections and what does this all mean for chancellor merkel the chancellor it's been michael's home

makeshift barricade from snipers in aleppo charlie rangel has more from berlin we're here at the brandenburg gate in berlin a site of major political significance for germany this is where the reunification ceremony happened in one thousand nine hundred but it's now almost over the shadowed by these three appended buses it's a piece by the syrian german artist man after recreating an image of aleppo that went around the world in twenty fifteen the original photo was taken by recapturing daily life in his neighborhood where a barrier of buses blocked the view of snipers giving some protection to residents it took men with ropes and pulleys and the threat of gunfire at them. here it was cranes that lifted the buses into place in february the all but went on display in dresden that was met by far right protests from the alternative for germany party they called the work an abuse of artistic freedom in the artist a ruthless wonder of the buses were vandalized but also celebrated by people who came out from candles and messages of support the conflicts in syria has made millions of people ruthless won

you can see the sun coming up over the brandenburg gate.rain this morning, but i believe it will clear up in the afternoon. let's check the markets and see what the weather looks like there. as far as what happened in the u.s. yesterday, you had more than one standard deviation gain on s&p futures. tax rate, on the s&p up .8%. we will see what happens today. rallied hard and lost their luster in the afternoon, but we do see investors buying bonds today. that could be a sign as to what action we see in equities. let's get a business flash with ed ludlow. vivendi has reported a 5.7% in third-quarter earnings. that was boosted by its acquisition of an advertising group and a french tv unit reporting the first growth since the start of 20 stiff -- 2015. earnings came in at 293 million euros. bitcoin has hit another record justto close in on $8,000, days after a plunge of as much as 29%. multiple reasons have been cited for the boat -- volatility, one viable is that investors are switching to alternative corn. a cryptocurrency that includes many

there's another political activist artist who put up a structure that's up right now in from the brandenburg gate three vertical buses it's a syrian german artist who did it and the structure that he put up is a reflection of a real structure that was put up in aleppo by civilians there to protect from the three buses vertically to protect from snipers directed the same thing in berlin as a way of sort of bringing the war to the end to germany where so many syrian refugees have found refuge that's also it's a different thing it's a political action but it's also are in the sense that it provokes a dial. that discussion i think that has deafness a place in the art world this action with the holocaust replica. i think is just activism and in this case i think they really went too far and this backfired. thank you. arsons force news now and we start with cricket where the world's oldest sporting rivalry has gotten underway australia host england in the ashes a competition first played back in eighty two the first test in brisbane that drew thousands of fans to they gave a stadium where a party atmos

we're here at the brandenburg gate in berlin a site of major political significance for germany this is where the reunification ceremony happened in one thousand nine hundred but it's now almost overshadowed by these three appended buses it's a piece by the syrian german artist man after how bruni recreating an image of aleppo that went around the world in twenty fifteen the original photo was taken by carol capturing daily life in his neighborhood where a barrier of buses blocked the view of snipers giving some protection to residents there it took men with ropes and pulleys and a threat of gunfire to up at them. here it was cranes that lifted the buses into place in february the art work went on display in dresden that was met by far right protests from the alternative for germany party they called the work and abuse of artistic freedom in the artist a ruthless wonder of the buses were vandalized but also celebrated by people who came out with candles and messages of support the conflict in syria has made millions of people rootless wondrous but germany has been exceptional in givi